18: Star Power

Wang Meng's situation was dire, but he still wanted to struggle; the pride of a Colossus wouldn't allow him to surrender.

Having lost his agility, he was toyed with by Lin Ye, whose agility was only slightly affected.

Before Lin Ye's Star Power ran out, Wang Meng, who had been continuously struck in vital points, finally collapsed, reverting to his two-and-a-half-meter form.

Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Colossus was truly a tough opponent, much stronger than Qi Leng, the ice element mage he encountered yesterday.

However, he felt that Bai Wenjie should be able to deal with such a tough opponent. The Penetrating Force could injure internal organs, and Wang Meng wouldn't be able to withstand many blows unless he gained an Indestructible Body, with terrifying enhancements to his physical recovery, making him stronger the more he fought.

It seemed that cultivating more Force Emission techniques needed to be put on the agenda. Martial Artists were strong precisely because various Force Emission techniques could handle almost all situations, delivering weak point strikes to opponents.

They were also incredibly elusive, fearless of control, and had incredibly sharp intuition, allowing them to detect most sneak attacks in advance.

Lin Ye's Cannon Fist could handle most situations and was especially devastating against squishy targets; two punches to a third-tier mage was not an issue. But against large opponents, it was somewhat insufficient.

However, there was nothing he could do. He started late. Others were already second-tier before absorbing their abilities, and directly began skill cultivation after absorption, while he only entered the second-tier a little over a month ago, and spent a lot of time on cultivation methods and adapting to Muscle Master.

The diligent doctor ran over again, and holy light appeared on both of them. This time, because of the penetrating wound on his foot, the doctor also bandaged it and advised him not to get it wet or engage in strenuous exercise for three hours.

After three hours, the healing power remaining in the wound would completely heal it.

Wang Meng was carried away by two strong staff members. Lin Ye didn't linger either, preparing to go back. His Star Force was expected to reach Great Achievement today.

Not training was impossible; it was just that the intensity was reduced a bit to avoid affecting the wound.

Finally, before going to bed at night, the points were gathered.

Host: Lin Ye

Level: Second Tier (31.4%)

Abilities: Star Force (Great Achievement 0.3%) Muscle Master (Minor Achievement 1.7%)

Cultivation Methods: Tiangang 36 Forms (Beginner 36%) Energy Diagram (Beginner 22.3%)

Skills: Force Emission (Minor Achievement 16%) Cannon Fist (Proficient 20.3%) Inch Step (Proficient 21.4%) Serpent Body (Proficient 12.7%)

Skill Points: 0

As expected of Great Achievement Star Force, within Lin Ye's body, the Star Force converted from Star Power received an epic enhancement. The refinement of his body and the bonus to his skills were also stronger. Lin Ye felt his attack power had more than doubled.

"Wang Meng, was it? Colossus, was it? Now, two solid punches from me and you'd fall."

Lin Ye compared himself to Wang Meng and only felt that he was nothing special.

Great Achievement was indeed a threshold. The Star Force after Great Achievement made Lin Ye's strength advance by leaps and bounds. He wondered what kind of scenery a state of Perfection would bring.

However, now the point gain had doubled again. Great Achievement required four points to gain one point of proficiency. Lin Ye didn't plan to continue adding to Star Force; he needed to raise Muscle Master first.

Muscle Master had really made him stand out this time. If it weren't for the Minor Achievement Muscle Master, he wouldn't have been able to challenge above his rank, and Muscle Master had a huge effect on the cultivation of skills.

Star Force could also slightly improve the ability to cultivate skills, but it was not its primary focus. Star Force was more about transforming Star Power into a more solid and powerful Star Force, and secondly, increasing some control over Star Force and a certain amount of it.

However, Lin Ye being able to challenge above his rank was also because his opponent's ability proficiency wasn't up to par. Wang Meng's Colossus should have reached the proficient level, but his Earth Force was only at beginner, and his Gravity Control hadn't even progressed far from beginner.

But it was understandable. For ability cultivation, except for Lin Ye who had a shortcut, no one else had a shortcut. They could only improve through repeated use. High talent and high compatibility could increase speed, but that was still not like cheating.

Wang Meng's talent in Colossus was clearly very good. Being able to cultivate Colossus, a Star Level ability, to proficiency so quickly was also extremely rare.

After all, this kind of transformation skill was the most demanding in terms of compatibility. If compatibility was poor, it was extremely difficult to cultivate.

With Star Force at Great Achievement, Lin Ye felt secure.

The entire academy probably couldn't find many with Minor Achievement level ability proficiency. Based on the information he had obtained so far, only Bai Wenjie had Minor Achievement Star Force.

Speaking of Bai Wenjie, he also got a spot after the revival match and had now entered the top 32. He sent a private message saying that he was careless last time and didn't dodge, and that he would defeat him this time.

Lin Ye didn't mind. A few days ago, the outcome was still uncertain, and he wasn't confident of winning again, but now, sorry, one punch for each Bai Wenjie.

After resting for a night, his body was fully recovered, and his Star Power was overflowing.

His luck was good in the 32-to-16 match; he actually encountered the second-tier assassin who got a bye.

That assassin didn't even fight, directly conceding. He knew Lin Ye's combat power.

The video of Lin Ye's victory against a third-tier opponent yesterday was also uploaded, and winning against a talented Colossus caused even more sensation. This was far more visually impactful than winning against Bai Wenjie and Qi Leng.

So this assassin was very sensible, and according to the Assassin's Creed, never stubbornly resist in a losing situation; preserving strength was the way to go.

The audience below was a little disappointed; quite a few people came to watch his match today.

Lin Ye left the arena. His luck was good, preserving his strength, which was perfect for going home and training more.

"Lin Ye, you're in the top sixteen!" Li Yaoyang came over. This guy had been missing for a few days, saying he went home to deal with some matters, but his attention to the school's grand competition hadn't lessened at all.

Li Yaoyang sighed, this poor boy brought by his uncle kept refreshing his understanding.

"Not bad, not bad. I'll try for the top ten." Lin Ye was modest, not planning to expose his ambition.

"Uncle is very happy that you've given him so much face, but he has some emotional matters to deal with these days and can't make it. Otherwise, he would definitely give you crazy private lessons."

"Oh? Fish Brother can't come these days?" Lin Ye was a little disappointed. Once accustomed to private lessons, who could go back to communal meals?

Then he gossiped, "What kind of emotional problem is it again?"

Li Yaoyang leaned closer and whispered, "His current girlfriend and ex-girlfriend ran into each other. Didn't Qin Ranran tip off Uncle? Uncle isn't the type to just use and discard, so he spent a day with her as compensation, but he didn't expect to be seen by his current girlfriend's friend, caught in the act."

???

Lin Ye was full of question marks.

He gained a further understanding of Jiang Xiaoyu's outrageousness.

He had been a virgin in both his past and present lives and had never dated, so he couldn't imagine the feeling of having multiple relationships.

Compensation is compensation, but how did it end up in bed?

Lin Ye was speechless, indicating that these city people really knew how to play.

It seemed he could only cultivate by himself these few days. After having a meal with Li Yaoyang, they parted ways.

However, Jiang Xiaoyu was nothing but good to Lin Ye. If he couldn't give private lessons himself, he invited a colleague to do so.

This teacher admired Lin Ye very much, giving private lessons without holding back, and even taught better because he was more experienced and stronger.